Swiss Open 2023: Satwik-Chirag advance to semi-finals
Indian doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will face the Malaysian pair of Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi late on Saturday night.
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Basel: Dynamic Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has entered the semi-finals of the Swiss Open Super Series 300 badminton event defeating the Danish pair of Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede in three hard-fought games.
On Friday night, the Indian pair fought off the challenge in 54 minutes, winning 15-21, 21-11, 21-14.
The victory came after a hard-fought 84-minute quarter-final battle and now they will face the Malaysian pair of Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi late on Saturday night.
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Satwik-Chirag are the only Indian contenders left in a tournament where the likes of PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen suffered early defeats.
The Indian pair didn’t have a great start as they lost the first game easily at 15-21. The duo did pull things up in the middle of the game, reducing the deficit to just one point as they trailed 15-16.
However, the Danish pair won six consecutive points to wrap up the first game with ease.
The Indian pair picked up the tempo in the second game as they quickly got a seven-point cushion of 11-4 at the halfway break. They extended the lead to 10 points by the time parity was restored.
The third game started on an even keel but the Indians were fantastic at the net as they first got an 11-7 lead and then maintained a seven-point advantage till the end of the match to enter the last-four in style.
A tournament win will be a good comeback for the pair after a disappointing early round exit at the All England Championships.
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